So I don’t know if you guys watch gaming news but Valve announced a Portable gaming device
Specs : CPU: AMD Zen 2 4 cores/8 threads 2.4-3.5GHz
GPU: AMD APU 8 RDNA 2 CUs, 1.0-1.6GHz
RAM: 16GB LPDDR5 RAM
Display: 1280×800 7″ LCD @ 60Hz Touchscreen
Wi-Fi: 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth: 5.0
Expansion Storage: microSD
OS: SteamOS 3.0
Does this mean … I can finally play WoW on the pooper and in bed 
?!
No 
It’s not closed you can install windows on it
they also confirmed you can play GoG , Epic , Steam , Gamepass on it
So assumingly battlenet aswel ?
Oh. If you can put windows on it then… maybe.
You can certainly play DH or BM at least.
WoW runs fine on SteamOS via Proton/Wine. Don’t need to replace the OS at all.
If you mean because of the controller: you can play any class and any role with one just fine. Just need to set up the bindings properly and get used to it, is all.
yeah mate im ordering one… perfect for me to play steam games on my work days…
Nah, he was giving DHs and BMs a kick in the guts due to their stereotypical rotation.
As for the OP: If it can run Windows then it can run WoW. WoW can pretty much run on a toaster. And ye linux etc as well if you know how to. Theres always a way. Even if its a virtual machine.
Enough people that play WoW on Linux this way indeed, I know several
I can speak from experience, I never ran WoW on Windows, and I’ve been playing (on and off) since Vanilla. =)
Controller is going to be a problem, though. I don’t see how would it be possible to manipulate all the hotbars with twin sticks, and the number of physical hotkeys is way too little. Also, the screen is tiny. I’ve been playing on a 15" laptop for some time, and it was not the best experience, here it’s like half of that screen.
It could possibly work for trivial stuff like fishing\gathering\AH, but I would not want to run the dungeons with it.
well yeh i wasn’t expecting anyone to be running m+ keys on it , just leveling , proffs etc
I’m a classic player so get some lvling done on it would be perfect
I’ve seen several streams of players completing KSM with controllers, so it’s certainly possible
It really isn’t.
That’s because you haven’t tried. I can easily bind 40+ keys on a controller, and I’m not using that many bindings on any role to begin with. You’re not limited to 4 buttons + shoulder + triggers. You can do 4 buttons modified by a shoulder button, as if it were a “Shift” or similar.
You can also use oPie for quick access to less used stuff, like invis pots, engi belt, world or mob markers, that kind of stuff. As it happens, oPie is more comfortable to use with a controller than with kb+mouse.
It works fine in dungeons, even higher keys. I can do the same difficulty keys with a controller as with keyboard + mouse, in any role, without anyone noticing any difference.
I timed +20s in BfA S4 with a controller, as a healer. I tanked and healed KSM in SL S1, healed up to 19s with one. I’ve raided with a controller. It really isn’t a limiting factor, and in many cases, works much better than a keyboard, even.
Why does it work better than keyboard + mouse? Because you don’t have to move your hands at all. You just sit comfortably in your chair, or on the sofa, with the controller in hand, and blast. It’s not slower than a keyboard, it can support way more bindings than you possibly need for WoW, and it’s super comfy.
The only downside is that you need to get used to it, and aiming is a little different. That’s all. Once learned and gotten used to it, noone will ever know you’re playing with a controller. Unless you have to type in chat, that’s something kb+mouse is better at, but hey, we have voice comms.
I’m currently healing +16/+17s with one, and tanking the same key levels with a controller, when I feel like it. Noone can tell when I’m playing with controller, and when I am with kb + mouse. There’s literally no difference in performance.
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